Steam locomotive in the Cascade Mountains, WA, circa 1930
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
An orange-red passenger train led by a black steam locomotive, number 10294, curves along a track cut into a forested mountainside. Evergreen trees and a rocky, flower-dotted slope frame the scene, with a mountain peak rising at left under a pale blue sky. The printed text calls the range "verdant and beautiful, always," a country of game preserves, gold and silver mines, mountain lakes, towering peaks, and giant forests. Railroads had crossed the Cascades since the 1890s, and by the 1930s through passenger trains made the range a scenic stretch of the journey between Puget Sound and the East.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | E. C. Kropp Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | P-130 18658-P130 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Cascade Mountains, WA |
| Place mentioned | Cascade Range |
| Publisher | Milwaukee, WI |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; image bleeds to all edges, no white border. No writing or postmark on front. No postmark, address, or handwritten message on this scan. Divided-back 'Natural Color Post Card' published by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. (card no. 18658-P130); dealer pencil mark '#59' lower right. Front is a full-bleed color view with no white border. |
Cite this card
Steam locomotive in the Cascade Mountains, WA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/steam-locomotive-in-the-cascade-mountains-wa-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.